Bill and Hillary Clinton to Testify Before House Oversight Committee in High-Profile Epstein Probe

Feb 20, 2026

Clintons will appear for depositions in Epstein probe, staving off contempt vote | CNN Politics

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee this week as part of its investigation into convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a committee spokesperson confirmed.

The announcement escalates tensions between the former first couple and GOP lawmakers after months of negotiations about how and where their testimony would be conducted, and whether public hearings should be held.

According to AP and NBC News, Hillary Clinton’s deposition is set for Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27, marking a highly unusual moment in U.S. political oversight. House Republicans nearly advanced a vote to hold them in contempt of Congress after the Clintons repeatedly declined earlier subpoena dates and raised legal objections.

The oversight panel says the testimony will be transcribed and filmed, but the Clintons have called for public hearings instead, arguing transparency demands an open process rather than just closed-door depositions.

“The American people deserve full transparency, not distractions,” Hillary Clinton said in a recent interview, accusing opponents of politicizing the Epstein files while maintaining she and her husband will fully comply.

The testimony matters because the committee is investigating how Epstein and Maxwell built their network of associates and whether powerful figures had knowledge of or involvement in enabling his crimes.

What happens next: Lawmakers and survivors will watch closely to see whether the sessions yield new revelations about ties between Epstein and elite political circles, or whether the Clintons’ appearances deepen partisan divisions over the probe’s scope and purpose.

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